Monday, August 29, 2011

Hello.....is anyone there????

These 3 Barbara Brackman Civil War Quilt blocks are all the sewing I have managed in the last 3 or 4 weeks. :(

The title of this post should be "What I have been buying!".......Lol

These fabrics I found in a dress making fabric shop. (Cutting Edge (no website) on Glenferrie Rd Malvern for anyone in Melbourne)

The print on the left of the first photo is a Liberty which will be added to my collection.

The fabric on the right has 4 panels printed across the width. I think it will make an interesting quilt.

Both the fabrics in the 2nd photo are Italian. I am not sure what I will make yet, but I love the designs.
Who else buys fabric with no purpose in mind? Just because it is pretty??

After reading Kathie's recent blog posts about Betsy Chutchian's recent fabric release (Cross Roads to Texas) I caught her enthusiasm and did a bit of purchasing in several places to gather the collection above. The book, also by Betsy Chutchian, not only has patterns and instructions for many quilts, it also tells the story of Betsy's great - great grandmother, Lizzie Carpenter with excerpts from Lizzie's journals. It made for very interesting reading and plenty of quilting inspiration too. I haven't made a Lone Star quilt before, so I think that will be the first one I make from the book.

Choosing Quilting Designs is not a new book, but still contains plenty of relevant information. At the moment I am leaning towards hand quilting my Morrell Quilt, so this book will be very useful.

Treasures From Holland by Petra Prins is a much more recent publication. It is full of amazing quilts with clear photographs and diagrams and plenty of very clear instructions. Again there are several quilts I would love to make in this book.

Since my last post about the medallion above I have added to the collection of fabrics. There is more of the fabric on the top right coming (thank you Dawn for identifying it for me)
I have also designed my first quilt using these fabrics. It will be a traditional medallion quilt.

Now to wait till my arm gets better so I can sew for more than a few minutes at a time!!!

I hope all is well with all in USA who were affected by Hurricane Irene.

Lovely fabrics, and yes indeed I frequently purchase fabrics just because they are so beautiful, with nothing in particular to do with them. Irene was lots of rain (which we needed) and very little wind, actually hubby & I sat at the beach and watched the storm roll in. I'm green with envy over your purchase of Liberty fabrics, they are my ultimate favorite, they hand smock so beautifully. Have a great week.Wendy

The Lone Star is a big challenge. They are my favourite design but the pointy diamonds are oh so hard for me.I am sorry to hear you are not able to sew. Been there and done that. It nearly drove me crazy. I hope you are on the mend and able to get back into things soon as you have so much new material to play with.

Impulse buying of fabric is part of being a quilter IMHO LOL. Books are also needed for inspiration. Hopefully your arm will get well soon so you can get back to creating all the quilts floating in your head :0)

Love your shopping spree! I buy fabric just because I like it - almost always!LOVE the Petra Prins book - started the red crib quilt and pulled fabrics for two more. I still have my panel on the design wall - but cutting will need to wait until October.Thank you for sharing!